Telkom bashers meet their cybermole

[Sneeky]

04 August 2005

Amid the jubilant comments on MyADSL came a well- reasoned argument from an individual named Ayanda, however, pointing out that if Telkom was forced to cut its fees, it was likely to curtail any further investments. If Telkom could not charge a monthly fee for the high-speed lines, Ayanda asked, who would support and maintain the service?

But the response from other MyADSL users was swift and sharp. The entire forum is convinced that Ayanda is actually a Telkom employee.

http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/bottomline.aspx?ID=BD4A76633

 

[Hark3n]

This is so cool. MyADSL is actually becoming a voice that is heard, if not always listened to.

Go BusinessDay.

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[TheRoDent]

Uhm, that article is actually pretty sarcastic, i.m.o.

 

[alchamy]

The publicity for MyADSL has been huge, just look at all the news articles. Truely amazing.

 

[neio]

Tell Telkom there's a new kid on the block and we've come to take names and kick a$$.

 

[Sneeky]

Yeah it is sarcy, but I figured I'd post it anyway, balance and all hehe, and its an opinion column more than mainstream news

 

[BLaZor]

Hey, if you go on google and type in telkom MyADSL comes out first.
I bet all us users here, all agree that telkom are the worst isp inda world,

 

[gljackson]

"How better to make yourself blend in with the other commentators than to mistype everything?"

Are they trying to say the adsl members are poorly educated?

I think this one was a little tongue in cheek.

 

[BLaZor]

Yes, they think we dumb pc users that only know how to use word and stuff.
Pathetic!

 

[fergus]

Hey, if you go on google and type in telkom MyADSL comes out first.
I bet all us users here, all agree that telkom are the worst isp inda world,

Not for me. Telkom comes up first.

 

[BLaZor]

try google.co.uk or yahoo.com
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=tellkom&meta=

 

[bb_matt]

Uhm, that article is actually pretty sarcastic, i.m.o.

Agreed.

In fact, it's obviously sarcastic :-

That’s just another cunning example of Telkom’s underhand tactics, the regular members suspect.

No big deal, just opinion.

 

[thisgeek]

Likewise. Hellkom only shows at 9th hit.
MyADSL is not even on the first page of results. The first hit I got for MyADSL was on page 4.

 

[Celemasiko]

I just love it very very much...

 

[Alkine]

Ayanda was probably that reporter trying to get his story
But one thing people should understand is that a person with no previous posts that talk as if they have been around longer than the rest of us is just looking for trouble. And with 5000 members I cant see how the oppinion of the few people that posted first reflect on the rest of us. Thats what makes this forum so great.

The entire forum is convinced that Ayanda is actually a Telkom employee

They dont want to see how it looks when 5000 people give their views in one thread....

 

[fergus]

try google.co.uk or yahoo.com
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=tellkom&meta=

You spelt Telkom wrong. Its with one 'L'. There was an article on Myadsl that also had the typo so thats why it came up first.

 

[martin]

Personally, I wouldn't mind if Telkom employees posted here. As long as we counter their arguments with good old cold, hard facts instead overly emotional responses.

 

[qdada]

Ayanda was probably that reporter trying to get his story
But one thing people should understand is that a person with no previous posts that talk as if they have been around longer than the rest of us is just looking for trouble. And with 5000 members I cant see how the oppinion of the few people that posted first reflect on the rest of us. Thats what makes this forum so great.


They dont want to see how it looks when 5000 people give their views in one thread....

When did we get past [5 000] <<--- this mark ? An importand milestone methinks. If you think about it, 5 000 members know quite a lot of people. I wonder how many people in here have contacts all the way to the top ?

No wonder Telkom is getting so much HEAT.

 

[nrg_wp]

5000 was hit yesterday,. that means 100 people joined today!

 

[Toxin]

5000 was hit yesterday,. that means 100 people joined today!

Where do you guys see this?

I know where to check who's online now, but where do you see how many members there are?

EDIT: never mind, found it.